DVD & Blu-ray: BLACK AND BLUE (2019) Starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson

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Product Description: Black and Blue is a fast-paced action thriller about a rookie cop (Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris) who inadvertently captures the murder of a young gang member on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her (Tyrese Gibson) as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

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Weekend Box-Office: JOKER Takes Down MALEFICENT Sequel With $18.9 Million

The comic book origin story "Joker" made a comeback this week, claiming the top spot while Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" finished in second place. However, the distance between the two is extremely small, and could end up being switched when the finals come in. Meanwhile, newcomers "Black and Blue" and "Countdown" performed as expected, which isn't particularly impressive.

Find out more about the weekend box-office after the jump.

In Theaters: BLACK AND BLUE, COUNTDOWN and THE CURRENT WAR (Director's Cut)

It look like it's going to be a slow weekend at the box-office, with just three low profile wide and semi-wide releases. The cop thriller "Black and Blue" opened in 2,062 theaters to a pretty negative reception from critics and moviegoers. The film, which stars Naomi Harris and Tyrese Gibson, has raked in $675,000 from Thursday previews and will probably finish the weekend with around $6 million.

Another new release is the micro-budget horror film "Countdown", which has also been mauled by critics. Moviegoers aren't particularly enjoying it either, with CinemaScore giving it a terrible "C+" grade based on their opening night polls. "Countdown" brought in $515,000 from previews and will probabil score a $7-8 million opening weekend from 2,675 theaters.

Meanwhile, "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil", "Joker" and "Zombieland: Double Tap" are in a tight race in the Top 3.

The semi-wide release I mentioned above is the biopic "The Current War", which is being released in its Director's Cut form in 1,022 theaters. The film was initially scheduled for release in 2017, but ended up getting shelved after Harvey Weinstein got into trouble and his company went belly-up. Despite being an improvement on the film's original cut, it's still far from a masterpiece, receiveing a mixed reception from critics and audiences. It's box-office prospects are also limited with expectations for a $2 million debut this weekend.

In other news, Robert Eggers' new horror film "The Lighthouse" starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe has expanded nationwide (578 new locations). Coming back this weekend are Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (1,674 locations) with 10 extra minutes of footage, and the Guillermo Del Toro-produced horror film "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (1,567 locations).

Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.

BLACK AND BLUE (2019) - Trailers, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"Black and Blue" is an action thriller directed by Deon Taylor ("Meet the Blacks", "Traffik") from a script by Peter A. Dowling ("Flightplan"). The film follows a New Orleans rookie cop (Naomie Harris) who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer by her corrupt partner on her body cam, and finds herself on the run from a squad of dirty cops. Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott and Beau Knapp co-star.

"Black and Blue" opened in theaters on October 25, 2019.

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New Trailers: MIDSOMMAR, BLACK AND BLUE, QUEEN & SLIM and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The horror movie Midsommar" written and directed by "Hereditary" filmmaker Ari Aster. The film stars Florence Pugh ("Fighting With My Family"), Jack Reynor ("Sing Street") and Will Poulter ("Black Mirror: Bandersnatch").
• The thriller "Black and Blue" starring Naomie Harris ("Moonlight"), Tyrese Gibson ("Fast & Furious") and Frank Grillo ("The Grey"). The film is directed by Deon Taylor, who also helmed the suspense thriller "The Intruder" and "Traffik".
• The crime thriller "Queen & Slim" from Emmy-winnign writer Lena Waithe and music video helmer Melina Matsoukas. The film stars Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out"), Jodie Turner-Smith ("Nightflyers") and Chloe Sevigny ("The Act").
• DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls World Tour", the sequel to the studio's 2016 musical film "Trolls" based on the popular toy line.
• The new feature-length installment of Blumhouse's monthly horror anthology series "Into the Dark". The new episode is titled "Culture Shock" and it stars Martha Higareda, Richard Cabral, Barbara Crampton and Shawn Ashmore.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.